Happening in…Chicago

Three hundred boys, hailing from seventh-grade classes throughout the Midwest, gathered at a new wedding hall in Chicago for an event that began at 3 p.m. and ended at 12 a.m. The boys were treated to a catered lunch and supper, entertainment, joined together for a seder limud, and were inspired by numerous speeches from rabbanim and mechanchim.

The gathering didn’t mark a particular occasion or milestone; instead it celebrated the boys themselves — and the royal legacy they are perpetuating.

Rabbi Heshy Forster, menahel of Chicago’s Yeshiva Ohr Boruch, pointed out that the event was in fact a wedding celebration, and that the lavish venue was truly apropos.

“The relationship between Klal Yisrael and the Torah is like that of husband and wife,” he told the audience. “We’re celebrating our connection to the Torah. It’s truly the celebration of a marriage.”